Housing, data center legislation dies on final day of 2026 session

By: Liam Niemeyer

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: April 16, 2026

Words: 880

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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FRANKFORT — In the final hours of this year’s legislative session, Republicans sent more legislation to the governor but failed to pass bills aimed at tackling the state’s housing shortage and protecting ratepayers from bearing the costs of supplying electricity to data centers.

The legislature also restored funding to public universities that it had earlier cut.

Lawmakers ended the 2026 session Wednesday evening without reaching agreement on Senate Bill 9, an omnibus housing bill …

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